873,488 unique phishing attacks reported since January 2016

According to the APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report, 873,488 unique phishing email campaigns were reported in the first semester of 2016. While 2016 started with the largest volume of phishing reports ever tracked before (557,964), this figure has dropped significantly in Q2, for a total of 315,524 from April to June.

These phishing campaigns targeted an average of 418 companies per month, mostly in the retail/service (43%) and financial (16%) industries.

Seagate Technology, FACC, Leoni AG, and Snapchat are just a few companies targeted by phishing attacks that managed to fool inattentive staff into revealing sensitive information and make wire transfers to cyber criminals. Well-crafted phishing campaigns often get through email filters: The ultimate defense is your staff. The more they know how to recognize such threats, the lower the risk of your company suffering a data breach.

Raise awareness of phishing attacks in your company

Teach your staff how to recognize a phishing attack with our Phishing Staff Awareness elearning course. Through real-life examples, tips and best practices, your staff will get to grips with everything they should know to reduce the risk of falling victim.

For a more thorough approach, combine the staff awareness course with the Simulated Phishing attack – our certified ethical hackers will target your staff with a mock spear–phishing campaign to assess their ability to detect a phishing attack. Repeat this test after the course to assess improvements.